Eva Grimaldi

Eva Grimaldi
Grimaldi in 2009
Born	Milva Perinoni (1961-09-07) 7 September 1961 (age 63) Nogarole Rocca, Verona, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Imma Battaglia ​ (m. 2019)​

Eva Grimaldi (born Milva Perinoni; 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress and model.

Biography

Born in Nogarole Rocca, Italy, Grimaldi debuted as a nude model in Playmen and as a soubrette in the Antonio Ricci's TV-show Drive In . ^[1] She made her film debut in Federico Fellini's Intervista , and starred in Giuliano Carnimeo's cult horror film Ratman and Marina Ripa di Meana's Cattive ragazze . ^[2] From then, she appeared in numerous films and TV-series, including works by Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Damiano Damiani, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Marie Poiré and John Irvin. She was also very active on stage, working mainly with Pier Francesco Pingitore.

Personal life

In 2020, she revealed that her relationship with actor Gabriel Garko had been invented by the production company as a publicity stunt. ^[3] She married, in 2019, politician and activist Imma Battaglia. ^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1986	Convent of Sinners	Sister Susanna Simonin
1987	D'Annunzio	Viola
	Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo	Flaminia Longheroni	Segment: "La scelta"
	Non scommettere mai con il cielo	Sebastiano's mistress	Cameo appearance
	The Black Cobra	Elys Trumbo
	Intervista	Photographed woman	Uncredited
1988	Mia moglie è una bestia	Huc
	Pathos	Pearl
	Ratman	Marlis
	Delitti e profumi	Porzia
	Intimo	Thea
1989	La maschera del demonio	Anibas
	Paganini	Elisa Bonaparte
1990	Alcune signore per bene	Kiki
	I'll Be Going Now	Ines
	Quiet Days in Clichy	Yvonne
	Dames galantes	Jeanne De Tignoville
1991	Abbronzatissimi	Elide
	Per sempre	Berenice Rondi
1992	Cattive ragazze	Alma Denver
	L'angelo con la pistola	Teresa
	Mutande pazze	Stefania
1993	Abbronzatissimi 2: Un anno dopo	Stella
1994	Dear Goddamned Friends	Topona
1995	Les Anges gardiens	Regina Podium
1998	Simpatici & antipatici	Michela
	Paparazzi	Herself	Cameo appearance
2005	The Fine Art of Love	Simba
2015	Babbo Natale non viene da nord	Ingrid
2016	Il traduttore	Mirna
2018	Il mio uomo perfetto	Lidia
	Respiri	Virginia

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1986	Ferragosto OK	Pia	Television movie
1989	Classe di ferro	Carmen	2 episodes
	Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin	Arlètte Forlano	Episode: "Rencontre avec le docteur Freud"
	Il vigile urbano	Mercedes	Episode: "Suona che ti passa"
1990	Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride	Brenda	Main role
1996	La signora della città	Nadiuska	Television movie
1998	Ladri si diventa	Vanessa	Television movie
1999	Tre stelle	Anna Folena	Television movie
2001	Occhi verde veleno	Federica Felici	Television movie
2001–2003	Il bello delle donne	Elfride De Contris	Main role
2006	Ballando con le Stelle	Contestant	Talent show (season 3)
2007–2010	Caterina e le sue figlie	Eleonora Gatti	Recurring role
2008	Mogli a pezzi	Sofia La Capra	Main role
2010–2014	Il peccato e la vergogna	Liliana Pratesi	Main role
2011	Viso d'angelo	Miriam Capeci	Main role
2014	Pechino Express	Contestant	Reality show (season 3)
2021–2022	Grande Fratello VIP	Contestant	Reality show (season 6)

References

1. Epoca , Volume 39. Mondadori, 1988.
2. "EVA GRIMALDI: 'ATTRICE MA ANCHE PRODUTTORE'". La Repubblica. 10 August 1989. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
3. "Eva Grimaldi about her relationship with Gabriel Garko". www.anabelmagazine.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
4. Valentina Lupia (20 May 2019). "Roma, Eva Grimaldi e Imma Battaglia hanno detto sì".

External links

• Eva Grimaldi at IMDb